POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) – More than 15 years after a home invasion and sexual assault, Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office detectives say they have identified and arrested the man responsible. <\/p>\n
Officials say 63-year-old Wisler Marcellus was taken into custody last week after DNA evidence linked him to a 2009 sexual battery case in Pompano Beach. <\/p>\n
According to BSO, the attack happened around 3:30 a.m. on June 19, when a 36-year-old mother was asleep in her bedroom with her two children. Investigators said a man broke into the home through a window, held the woman at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her while her children slept nearby. <\/p>\n
The suspect then fled with her purse, leaving behind DNA evidence. <\/p>\n
Despite multiple efforts at the time, the case went cold for 16 years. <\/p>\n
Earlier this year, detectives used new advanced DNA technology to reexamine evidence. A familial search conducted identified a possible relative of the suspect, leading investigators to Marcellus. <\/p>\n
Detectives were able to obtain a DNA sample from Marcellus when he returned from Haiti to Miami on Oct. 20. That sample matched the DNA collected from the 2009 crime scene. <\/p>\n
Eight days later, Marcellus was arrested and booked into the Broward County jail. He faces charges of sexual battery with a weapon and armed burglary. <\/p>\n
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